the team was renamed from the " new zealand maori " to the " new zealand native football representatives " . the final squad comprised 26 players ( including war ##brick ) ; of these at least five were full @ - @ blooded maori , while fourteen had a maori mother and a pak ##eh ##a father . the parent ##age of some of the players is unknown . the team toured new zealand before departing overseas , playing against hawke ' s bay , auckland , nelson , wellington , canterbury , south canterbury , and otago . the first game was contested against hawke ' s bay in napier on 23 june 1888 . they played nine games in their preliminary tour of new zealand
the team was renamed from the " new zealand maori " to the " new zealand native football representatives ". the final squad comprised 26 players ( including warbrick ) ; of these at least five were full @ - @ blooded maori, while fourteen had a maori mother and a pakeha father. the parentage of some of the players is unknown. the team toured new zealand before departing overseas, playing against hawke's bay, auckland, nelson, wellington, canterbury, south canterbury, and otago. the first game was contested against hawke's bay in napier on 23 june 1888. they played nine games in their preliminary tour of new zealand